3D Cube GUI for Multi-Angle Video and Profile Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are limited by their two-dimensional display, requiring multiple windows and applications to manage data, restricting user profile changes, and lacking in file transmission efficiency and video angle control.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a three-dimensional GUI system using cubes, where each cube face can contain files or applications, allowing rotation to display different faces, enabling efficient profile switching, file transmission, and multi-angle video viewing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple windows and applications are used to manage data, then data management capability is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple files and applications into a single cube object that can be manipulated as one unit. Users can attach multiple files to a single cube instead of attaching them individually, and the cube can contain multiple applications that are launched together, reducing the complexity of managing multiple separate windows and applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The cube serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a container for multiple files, an application launcher, a transmission unit, and a organizational structure. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate tools for each function, improving data management capability while reducing device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple files are transmitted individually, then file transmission flexibility is improved, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple files are merged into a single cube object that can be transmitted as one unit. The cube maintains the individual identities of contained files while packaging them together, allowing recipients to receive multiple files in a single transmission action, thereby improving productivity without sacrificing flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The cube serves as a universal transmission container that can hold any combination of file types and can be sent through various communication channels (email, messaging, etc.). This single object handles multiple transmission needs simultaneously, improving efficiency while maintaining adaptability.
3Ease of manufacture
If camera angles are fixed by the video provider, then video production simplicity is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The video content is segmented into multiple discrete camera angle views, with each cube face representing a different angle. This segmentation allows the video to be divided into independent viewable units that can be selectively accessed, providing adaptability while maintaining the simplicity of the original video production.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a spatial dimension to video viewing by arranging multiple camera angles on the faces of a three-dimensional cube. Users can rotate the cube to access different angles, transforming a two-dimensional video experience into a three-dimensional interaction that provides camera angle selection without requiring complex video production.
4Reliability
If user profiles are switched by restarting the computer, then profile isolation reliability is improved, but loss of time worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a static profile switching mechanism (requiring computer restart) to a dynamic mechanism where profiles can be switched instantly by rotating the cube to different faces. Each cube face contains a different user profile, and the system can load and switch between profiles dynamically without interruption or time loss.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer program products for cube graphical user interfaces are disclosed. A cube may be a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional object. The cube may contain a file or application on each face of the cube. The cube may be rotated such that a user may view the desired cube face. Each cube face may contain a single-angle video. The single-angle videos may be synchronized. A user may rotate the cube to view videos of an object or event from different angles.